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Florida Statute 817.411 - Full Text and Legal Analysis Florida Statute 817.411 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research
Fla. Stat. § 817.411 (2026) Copy Cite Official Site Syfertize CourtListener Amendments
817.411 False information; advertising.—A person or business entity may not knowingly publish, disseminate, circulate, or place before the public, or cause directly or indirectly, to be made, published, disseminated, circulated, or placed before the public, in a newspaper, magazine or other publication, or in the form of a notice, circular, pamphlet, letter or poster, or over any radio or television station, electronically, or in any other way, any advertisement, announcement, or statement containing any assertion, representation, or statement that commodities, mortgages, promissory notes, securities, or other things of value offered for sale are covered by insurance guaranties where such insurance is nonexistent or does not in fact insure against the risks covered.
History.—s. 1, ch. 61-110; s. 12, ch. 2015-166.

Arrestable Offenses under F.S. 817.411

M = misdemeanor · F = felony · degree: F=1st S=2nd T=3rd
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Cases Citing F.S. 817.411

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·Tire Kingdom, Inc. v. Morgan Tire & Auto, Inc., 915 F. Supp. 360 (S.D. Fla. 1996).

Cited 15 times | Published | District Court, S.D. Florida | 1996 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 1176, 1996 WL 46641

...violations of the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1125(a), the Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act, Fla. Stat. § 501.201, Misleading Advertising, Fla. Stat. § 812.40, Intentional False Advertising, Fla.Stat. § 817.44; False Information, Fla. Stat. § 817.411, The Florida Racketeering Influence and Corrupt Organization Act ("RICO"), Fla.Stat....
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·Norton Tire Co. v. Tire Kingdom Co., 858 F.2d 1533 (11th Cir. 1988).

Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 1988 WL 106037

...We therefore affirm the district court’s denial of Rule 11 sanctions in appeal No. 87-5381. AFFIRMED. . These included the Florida Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act, Fla.Stat. § 501.201-.213 (1987); id. § 817.41 (Misleading Advertising); id. § 817.44 (Intentional False Advertising); id. § 817.411 (False Information); the Florida Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization Act, id....
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